The Hehuan Sect Was Squeezed Dry for Ten Thousand Years, but It Became a Sacred Ground? - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: The Gluttonous Girl! Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation!

Ning Chen rested his hands behind his head, leaning against a soft pillow. Listening to the heavy, labored breaths beside him, he glanced down at the woman trembling on top of him and frowned, gently chiding, “If you can’t handle it, just come out. Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“No… Mmm, Big Brother, I… I can still do it,” Nan Gongling clung tightly, lifting her sweat-drenched face. She forced herself to stay calm, her radiant eyes, shimmering with the light of the sun and moon, filled with determination as she gritted her teeth and persisted.

Ning Chen didn’t say much. He was just offering a kind reminder. He still remembered how bold yet overly naive she had been when they first met years ago. Now, seeing her even more unrestrained than Liu Ruyan, it was almost too much to bear.

Was it really just the Heavenly Ice Soul Saint Body that had provoked her like this? But that kind of progress takes years of accumulation. For Nan Gongling to think she could close a century-long gap in just six years was completely unrealistic, especially considering the significant losses from friction and pressure. No matter how much she tried to fill herself up every day, it was futile.

Besides, the Sun-Moon Divine Pupil was no weak ability either. Why was she pushing herself so hard? Perhaps because he could level up just by lying around comfortably, Ning Chen couldn’t understand others’ relentless pursuit of cultivation strength.

After all…

Ning Chen’s eyes flicked to a spot, and a translucent screen appeared before him.

[Host: Ning Chen].

[Cultivation: Sealed {Foundation Establishment Level 1 (11/1000)}].

[Closed-Door Accumulation: 297,612,500 experience points (settled every midnight.)].

[Talent 1: Replication].

[Talent 2: Indomitable Will (Blue Quality, +100 experience/day)].

[Talent 3: Heartless Sword Mind (Purple Quality, +1000 experience/day)].

[Physique 1: Supreme Yang Saint Body (Red Quality, +100,000 experience/day)].

[Physique 2: Crimson Dragon Saliva Body (Purple Quality, +1000 experience/day)].

[Divine Ability: Sun-Moon Divine Pupil (Gold Quality, +10,000 experience/day)].

(Obtaining different talents, physiques, and divine abilities can increase the daily experience cap based on their strength.)

(Current daily experience gain: 112,100/day)

(Note: Each time you exit seclusion, the system will enter a 1,000-year dormancy period.)

In just a few years, nearly 300 million experience points. With a single thought of exiting seclusion, it would become 3 billion. If all of that were converted into cultivation, it would likely surpass Liu Ruyan’s current Nascent Soul Level 3.

But Ning Chen had long lost the urgency he once felt to exit seclusion for revenge. A thousand-year dormancy period wasn’t something to be used lightly. Besides, with the Slave Seal in place, he had already turned the tables. Even if he couldn’t control life and death with a single thought after exiting seclusion, Liu Ruyan would gradually be influenced by the Slave Seal. As she absorbed more of his Yang energy, she would become increasingly obedient to him.

The power dynamic had subtly shifted.

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Without the Indomitable Will talent, Nan Gongling struggled for a while but eventually gave in. After storing a bellyful of energy, she took a moment to recover, then leaned down to help clean up. Afterward, she skillfully moved to an open area to cultivate.

In six years, she had gone from Golden Core Level 4 to Level 7. This speed was much faster than Liu Ruyan’s progress back in the day. Yet, Nan Gongling still wasn’t satisfied. Truly a gluttonous girl, always wanting more.

After finishing her cultivation, Nan Gongling nestled close to Ning Chen, allowing him to play with her two lion-head hair buns. Her expression was gentle and submissive, a stark contrast to her usual unapproachable demeanor outside.

Thanks to her outstanding performance in the grand competition, Nan Gongling had risen from obscurity to claim the fifth spot on the Beauty Ranking. The Spring Blossom Ranking was one of the official rankings of the Great Xia Dynasty, listing young female cultivators above the late Foundation Establishment stage but below the Nascent Soul stage, all under a hundred years old. It was ranked based on beauty, strength, and achievements, with a total of 1,000 spots. Each woman on the list was a renowned cultivator, admired and pursued by countless people.

Although Nan Gongling was fifth overall, she was first among Golden Core cultivators. The four above her were all Nascent Soul cultivators, so they deserved some respect. If it weren’t for Xu Qingyao teasing her about this during a fight over who would get to use his “big stick” first, Ning Chen wouldn’t have even known that his companion had such prestige.

Those goddesses, admired and pursued by countless people, were here competing to serve him. Hmm, quite amusing when you think about it.

Nan Gongling tilted her head up, gazing lovingly at the face before her, a face so perfect that no amount of praise could fully capture its beauty. If her initial attraction had been more about the benefits his Yang energy brought to her cultivation, now she knew that both her body and heart had completely become her Big Brother’s.

If Ning Chen knew her thoughts, he would just chuckle indifferently. He had taken the shortcut to a woman’s heart, after all. It was only natural. Someone like Liu Ruyan, who could maintain absolute rationality even after intimacy, was the rare exception.

“What’s wrong?” Sensing a shift in her emotions, Ning Chen asked.

Nan Gongling had always been completely open with him here. In a slightly hoarse voice, she replied, “Starting today, a new group of junior sisters will be joining the sect.”

“And?”

“Yesterday, the Sect Master said she plans to select the most outstanding ones to come here for training, to quickly boost the sect’s strength.”

The so-called “training” was self-explanatory. Nan Gongling’s tone was filled with resentment. Three people weren’t enough to share him, and now they were adding more? Did the Sect Master think that after a hundred years of indulgence, she could just ignore their needs? Even the Elders had protested, but the Sect Master’s word was law, and their opinions didn’t matter.

Ning Chen listened quietly, not the least bit surprised. After all, this was all part of his behind-the-scenes manipulation.

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